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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
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8:00 pm20:00 SGT (UTC+8), Oct 15, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 15, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 15, 2026

SGT is 6 hours ahead of CEST. SGT is 13 hours ahead of CDT.

How the time difference changes

SGT to CET

For most of the year, SGT is 6 hours ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, SGT is 7 hours ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SGT correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SGT correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SGT correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SGT correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in CET.

SGT to CT

For most of the year, SGT is 13 hours ahead of CT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, SGT is 14 hours ahead of CT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SGT correspond to 8:00 pm (previous day) to 5:00 am in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SGT correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 4:00 am in CT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SGT correspond to 20:00 (previous day) to 05:00 in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SGT correspond to 19:00 (previous day) to 04:00 in CT.

Compare SGT time with CET and CT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Singapore Time is 6 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time. Singapore Time is 13 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
8:00 pm20:00 in SGT is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST and is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

SGT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in SGT which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CEST
SGT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in SGT which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in CDT (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

8:00 pm20:00 Singapore Time (SGT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

8:00 pm20:00 SGT / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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Singapore Time

Offset: SGT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Singapore

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SGT time zone is Singapore in Singapore, with about 5.639 million people.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Singapore Time (SGT) do not change for daylight saving time, so SGT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SGT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for SGT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Time (CT)
CT all year CT part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time, MDT).

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone